A kind of grip lock device for lifting fin and method for using

By designing a streamlined three-jaw robotic arm and a locking device with a spring bed buffer pad, the problems of inaccurate positioning and cumbersome operation of traditional locking devices are solved, achieving high-precision automated locking, reducing the risk of fin damage and equipment failure, and improving ship safety and operational efficiency.

CN120462574BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-12CHINA THREE GORGES UNIV
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Application Number
CN202510665272.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-05-22
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Estimated Expiration
2045-05-22

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Technical Problem

Traditional hydraulic cylinder and wedge locking devices suffer from response delays, pressure fluctuations leading to inaccurate positioning, cumbersome operation and reliance on manual labor, affecting locking reliability and ship safety. Furthermore, they are prone to sealing failures and oil leaks under complex sea conditions, failing to meet the high automation requirements of modern ships.

Method used

The robotic arm is designed with a streamlined shape and incorporates pressure, displacement and contact sensors to achieve precise gripping. It is equipped with a spring bed buffer to cushion impacts and reduce damage to the fins. Automated locking is achieved using a power motor and suspension components.

Benefits of technology

It achieves a high-precision, automated locking process, reducing the risk of fin damage and equipment failure, improving the stability and safety of ships in complex environments, and reducing maintenance costs.

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Abstract

The application discloses a kind of for lifting fin deadlock locking device and use method, belong to ship equipment technical field, including deep well, deep well right side wall is provided with power motor, power motor is connected with three-jaw mechanical arm by rotating shaft, three-jaw mechanical arm controls the lateral displacement of fin, fin is connected below by suspension assembly in the hanging plate, the contact surface of fin and three-jaw mechanical arm cooperation is provided with not less than a group of sensor unit, deep well left side wall is provided with spring bed buffer pad.The application uses the above-mentioned a kind of for lifting fin deadlock locking device and use method, the claw of three-jaw mechanical arm is designed as streamline, for adapting fin streamline appearance, a variety of sensors are combined to make three-jaw mechanical arm can accurately clamp fin, and reduce the damage to fin while clamping fin;Spring bed buffer pad is used to reduce the damage caused by fin impacting deep well, and the damage to fin possibly generated due to ship body sway.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of ship equipment, in particular to a locking device for lifting fins and a use method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] The locking device of the lifting fin, as an important auxiliary equipment of the ship, directly relates to the safety of ship navigation and the efficiency of scientific research. In practical application, the traditional hydraulic cylinder & wedge locking device has exposed a series of technical problems. First, the traditional device drives the wedge to realize locking through the hydraulic cylinder. However, the response delay and pressure fluctuation of the hydraulic system itself make it difficult to achieve high-precision positioning, which makes the position deviation obvious when locking, seriously affecting the reliability of locking and laying hidden dangers for the stable operation of the ship in complex sea conditions. Secondly, such traditional devices mostly use manual braking mode, which has a complicated operation process, low efficiency and is greatly affected by human factors.

[0003] Under the trend of modern ships pursuing highly automated operation, such a device with low automation level obviously cannot meet the actual demand, which seriously restricts the improvement of the efficiency of ship operation. When the ship is in a deep-sea high-pressure environment, the traditional hydraulic system is prone to sealing failure, oil leakage and other problems. These faults not only reduce the stability of the device, but also greatly shorten its service life, increase the risk of equipment operation and bring many uncertainties to the marine scientific research task. In view of the above problems, it is urgent to develop a locking device. The device should have high positioning ability and automation level, be able to operate stably in various complex environments, reduce maintenance cost and meet the high-performance and high-standard demand of the locking device of the lifting fin of the modern marine scientific research ship. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a locking device for lifting fins and a use method thereof. The locking device is characterized in that the clamping claws of the three-claw mechanical arm are designed in a streamlined shape to adapt to the streamlined appearance of the fin, and the three-claw mechanical arm can accurately clamp the fin by combining pressure sensors, displacement sensors and contact sensors, thereby reducing damage to the fin during clamping. The spring bed cushion is used to reduce the damage to the fin caused by the impact of the fin on the deep well and the damage to the fin caused by the sway of the ship body.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides a locking device for lifting fins, which comprises a deep well, a power motor is arranged on the right side wall of the deep well, a three-claw mechanical arm is connected to the power motor through a rotating shaft, the three-claw mechanical arm controls the transverse displacement of the fin, the fin is connected below the hanging plate through a hanging assembly, a contact surface of the fin and the three-claw mechanical arm is provided with not less than one group of sensor units, and a spring bed cushion is arranged on the left side wall of the deep well.

[0006] Preferably, the rotating shaft penetrates through the right sidewall of the deep well.

[0007] Preferably, the suspension assembly comprises a pulley mechanism and a suspension rope.

[0008] Preferably, the pulley mechanism comprises a fixed pulley and a movable pulley, the fixed pulley is fixedly connected with the hanging plate, and the movable pulley is fixedly connected with the fin plate through bolts, and the height of the movable pulley does not exceed the upper surface of the fin plate.

[0009] Preferably, the suspension rope serves as a safety redundancy structure, the upper end of the suspension rope is connected to the lower surface of the hanging plate, and the lower end of the suspension rope is connected to the lifting ring on the upper surface of the fin plate.

[0010] Preferably, the sensor unit comprises a pressure sensor, a displacement sensor and a contact sensor.

[0011] Preferably, the three-jaw mechanical arm closely fits the outer side surface of the fin plate.

[0012] The application also provides a use method of the locking device for lifting the fin plate.

[0013] S1, the fin plate receives a locking instruction, the pulley mechanism adjusts the fin plate to a preset height, and the displacement sensor records the movement information of the fin plate in real time and monitors the displacement change;

[0014] S2, the power motor works, power is transmitted to the three-jaw mechanical arm through the rotating shaft, and the three-jaw mechanical arm extends and retracts; at the same time, the pressure sensor records the pressure information of the gripper of the three-jaw mechanical arm;

[0015] S3, the gripper of the three-jaw mechanical arm contacts the surface of the fin plate and forms a stable contact and clamping state;

[0016] S4, the power motor pushes the fin plate to approach the spring bed buffer pad, the displacement sensor records the displacement information of the fin plate in real time, and the distance between the fin plate and the spring bed buffer pad is calculated;

[0017] S5, at the moment when the fin plate contacts the spring bed buffer pad, the contact sensor captures the contact signal between the fin plate and the spring bed buffer pad, the power motor stops power output, and the fin plate locking is completed.

[0018] Therefore, the application has the following beneficial effects by adopting the above-mentioned locking device for lifting the fin plate and the use method:

[0019] 1) The three-jaw mechanical arm's clamping jaw is streamlined, which is used to adapt to the streamlined appearance of the fin and can tightly fit the outer side of the fin. During the locking process, the pressure sensor, displacement sensor and contact sensor continuously collect information, so that the three-jaw mechanical arm can accurately clamp the fin, and the pressure applied on the fin is reduced while clamping the fin, thereby reducing the damage to the fin.

[0020] 2) During the process of approaching the deep well wall, the spring bed cushion can effectively reduce the damage caused by the fin hitting the deep well, and also provides a cushion for the fin in the cruising state, which can reduce the damage to the fin caused by the ship body swinging.

[0021] The technical solutions of the present application will be further described in detail below by means of the drawings and examples. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 is the overall structure schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present application, which is a locking device for lifting and lowering a fin and a use method;

[0023] Figure 2 is the top view dynamic pulley angle schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present application, which is a locking device for lifting and lowering a fin and a use method;

[0024] Figure 3 is the bottom view fixed pulley angle schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present application, which is a locking device for lifting and lowering a fin and a use method;

[0025] Figure 4 is the suspension assembly schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present application, which is a locking device for lifting and lowering a fin and a use method;

[0026] Figure 5 is the spring bed cushion internal structure schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present application, which is a locking device for lifting and lowering a fin and a use method.

[0027] REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0028] 1, deep well; 2, power motor; 3, rotating shaft; 4, three-jaw mechanical arm; 5, sensor unit; 6, fin; 7, spring bed cushion; 8, suspension assembly; 81, dynamic pulley; 82, suspension rope; 83, lifting ring; 84, fixed pulley; 9, lifting plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The technical solutions of the present application will be further described in detail below by means of the drawings and examples.

[0030] Unless otherwise defined, technical terms or scientific terms used in the present application shall have the meanings that can be commonly understood by a person with ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terms "first", "second", and similar terms used in the present application do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but are used to distinguish different components. The terms "include", "contain", and similar terms mean that the elements or objects before the terms encompass the elements or objects listed after the terms and their equivalents, and do not exclude other elements or objects. The terms "connect" or "connected" or similar terms are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but can include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used only to indicate relative positional relationships, which may change accordingly when the absolute positions of the described objects change.

[0031] Embodiment one

[0032] The present application provides a kind of for lifting fin dead type locking device and method for using, its structure as shown in Figure 1 — Figure 4 Fig. 1, including deep well 1, the right side wall of deep well 1 is provided with power motor 2, power motor 2 is connected with three-jaw mechanical arm 4 by rotating shaft 3, three-jaw mechanical arm 4 is telescopic mechanical arm, for dead fin 6. Rotating shaft 3 penetrates the right side wall of deep well 1, the claw of three-jaw mechanical arm 4 is designed as streamline, for adapting the streamline appearance of fin 6, can be closely combined with the outside of fin 6;Meanwhile, the design of this multi-claw structure provides the thrust from top to bottom for fin 6, forms the clamping of stable for fin 6, is favorable to the surface of fin 6 even force, avoid large-scale deviation and the situation of shaking occurs. Three-jaw mechanical arm 4 controls the lateral displacement of fin 6, fin 6 is connected below hanging plate 9 by suspension assembly 8, suspension assembly 8 includes pulley mechanism and suspension rope 82. Pulley mechanism includes fixed pulley 84 and movable pulley 81, fixed pulley 84 is fixedly connected with hanging plate 9;Movable pulley 81 is fixedly connected with fin 6 by bolt, the height of movable pulley 81 does not exceed the upper surface of fin 6. Suspension rope 82 is as safety redundancy structure, suspension rope 82 upper end is connected in the lower surface of hanging plate 9, suspension rope 82 lower end is connected with the lifting ring 83 of the upper surface of fin 6. Once the connection of pulley mechanism fails, suspension rope 82 can avoid fin 6 from falling off.

[0033] The contact surface of fin 6 and three-jaw mechanical arm 4 is provided with not less than a group of sensor units 5, sensor units 5 include pressure sensor, displacement sensor and contact sensor. Deep well 1 left side wall is provided with spring bed buffer pad 7, the internal structure of spring bed buffer pad 7 as shown in Figure 5 Fig. 2, because fin 6 is heavy, if there is no buffer, when the wall of deep well 1 and fin 6 contact, the surface of both will be subjected to great impact force, the spring compression in spring bed buffer pad 7 can increase the braking stroke, play the role of buffer.

[0034] The working process of the lock device for the lifting fin is as follows:

[0035] S1, the fin 6 receives a locking instruction, the pulley mechanism slowly lifts or lowers the fin 6, adjusts the fin 6 to a preset height, and the displacement sensor records the fin 6 movement information in real time and monitors the displacement change.

[0036] S2, the power motor 2 works, power is transmitted to the three-jaw mechanical arm 4 through the rotating shaft 3, and the three-jaw mechanical arm 4 is gradually extended and retracted; at the same time, the pressure sensor records the pressure information of the gripper of the three-jaw mechanical arm 4, and under the premise of ensuring that the gripper of the three-jaw mechanical arm 4 does not slide with the fin 6, the pressure on the fin 6 is reduced to avoid damage to the surface of the fin 6.

[0037] S3, the gripper of the three-jaw mechanical arm 4 contacts the surface of the fin 6, and the unique design of the gripper that matches the shape structure of the streamlined surface of the fin 6 is beneficial to tightly hold the fin 6 and form a stable contact and clamping state;

[0038] S4, the power motor 2 works in a low-speed and high-torque mode, slowly and stably pushes the fin 6 to the spring bed buffer pad 7, and in the pushing process, the displacement sensor records the displacement information of the fin 6 in real time, which is used to calculate the distance between the fin 6 and the spring bed buffer pad 7. According to these real-time distance data, the pushing speed and strength of the three-jaw mechanical arm 4 are dynamically adjusted to ensure that the fin 6 always maintains a safe and stable running state during the approach to the spring bed buffer pad 7, avoiding unnecessary damage to the fin 6 due to excessive pushing speed or improper strength.

[0039] S5, the fin 6 contacts the spring bed buffer pad 7, the contact sensor captures the contact signal between the fin 6 and the spring bed buffer pad 7, the power motor 2 stops power output, and the fin 6 is locked. When the fin 6 contacts the spring bed buffer pad 7, the spring inside the spring bed buffer pad 7 elastically deforms, effectively absorbing and dispersing the impact force received by the fin 6 during the contact process. This buffering effect can reduce the potential damage caused by impact to the fin 6, ensuring the structural integrity and functional stability of the fin 6 during the entire locking process. Whether in a high-intensity cruising state or in a complex and variable working environment, this buffering mechanism can provide reliable and safe locking protection for the fin 6.

[0040] Therefore, the application adopts the above-mentioned locking device and method for lifting the fin, the claw of the three-claw mechanical arm is designed as a streamline, which is used for adapting the streamline appearance of the fin and avoiding the stress concentration of the fin, the pressure sensor, the displacement sensor and the contact sensor are combined to enable the three-claw mechanical arm to accurately clamp the fin, and the damage to the fin is reduced while clamping the fin; the spring bed cushion is used to reduce the damage caused by the fin impacting the deep well and the damage to the fin caused by the ship body swinging.

[0041] Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not to limit them, although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: the technical solutions of the present application can still be modified or replaced by equivalents, and these modifications or equivalent replacements cannot make the modified technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present application.

Claims

1. A dead-end locking device for lifting fins, characterized by: The deep well comprises a right sidewall provided with a power motor, the power motor is connected with a three-jaw mechanical arm through a rotating shaft, the three-jaw mechanical arm controls the transverse displacement of a fin plate, the fin plate is connected below a hanging plate through a suspension assembly, a contact surface of the fin plate matched with the three-jaw mechanical arm is provided with not less than one set of sensor units, and a spring bed cushion pad is arranged on the left sidewall of the deep well. The three-jaw mechanical arm is closely combined with the outer side surface of the fin plate, and the clamping jaw of the three-jaw mechanical arm is designed as a streamline shape for adapting to the streamline appearance of the fin plate. The sensor units comprise a pressure sensor, a displacement sensor and a contact sensor.

2. A grip-type locking device for a lifting fin according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating shaft penetrates the right sidewall of the deep well.

3. A grip-type locking device for a lifting fin according to claim 1, characterized in that: The suspension assembly comprises a pulley mechanism and a suspension rope.

4. A grip-type locking device for a lifting fin according to claim 3, characterized in that: The pulley mechanism comprises a fixed pulley and a movable pulley, the fixed pulley is fixedly connected with the hanging plate, and the movable pulley is fixedly connected with the fin plate through bolts, and the height of the movable pulley does not exceed the upper surface of the fin plate.

5. A grip-type locking device for lifting fins according to claim 3, characterized in that: The suspension rope is a safety redundant structure, the upper end of the suspension rope is connected with the lower surface of the hanging plate, and the lower end of the suspension rope is connected with a lifting ring on the upper surface of the fin plate.

6. The method of using a pinch grip locking device for a lifting fin according to claim 3, wherein, The method comprises the following steps: S1, the fin plate receives a locking instruction, the pulley mechanism adjusts the fin plate to a preset height, and the displacement sensor records the movement information of the fin plate and monitors the displacement change in real time; S2, the power motor works, the power is transmitted to the three-jaw mechanical arm through the rotating shaft, and the three-jaw mechanical arm is telescopic; meanwhile, the pressure sensor records the pressure information of the clamping jaw of the three-jaw mechanical arm; S3, the clamping jaw of the three-jaw mechanical arm contacts the surface of the fin plate and forms a stable contact and clamping state; S4, the power motor pushes the fin plate to approach the spring bed cushion pad, the displacement sensor records the displacement information of the fin plate in real time, and is used for calculating the distance between the fin plate and the spring bed cushion pad; S5, at the moment when the fin plate contacts the spring bed cushion pad, the contact sensor captures the contact signal between the fin plate and the spring bed cushion pad, the power motor stops power output, and the fin plate is locked.

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